The chance of surviving in an avalanche of snow are directly proportional to the speed of the mountain rescue. With this, 33 students from the Center for Sports Studies (CEDI) yesterday went to the Sierra Nevada to practice a rescue situation after an avalanche in which the Mountain Rescue Service (Sereim) of the Guardia Civil and technical CETURSA gave the lesson. The test, based on real events, began early, around half past nine. One day before engineers were responsible for causing a controlled avalanche of snow in which they buried one of the teachers. “we put them under the snow with great care and gave them a mobile phone so they did not get nervous,” explained the director of the Center for Studies. The methods for finding a person who has been the victim of an avalanche are diverse. Among the most effective are the dogs of the security forces. Yesterday, the animals came from Avila. Once your dogs smell the place where the person can be lying, students use probes by prodding them in the snow to find the body. 
Typically, avalanches are not more than two meters deep, while the probes can reach a depth of up to four meters. There are other methods which facilitated the search. These are the electronic locators ARVA that the students must carry. If one of them is lost, the emergency services can use a device that becomes more intense the closer they are to the body. “Every year we come across cases of this sort that normally involve good skiers who have gone off piste. When we get plenty of snow and beautiful scenery there is always chance of an avalance,” said the director of CEDI, who pointed a first vision on how to avoid being involved in an avalance. The first recommendation is that we avoid avalanches, for this you must know the snow, the direction and the slopes, “said the head of the studies during class practice in the Sierra Nevada. Once they found the body, the mock rescue followed with the evacuation of wounded in the helicopter of the Civil Guard. This time it was a practice, but the next time could be a real fact.
Source: www.alpujarratoday.com
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